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History Test 1
end of semester 1, ahhhh
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Silk road | A network of ancient commercial routes that connected the West (Spain/Mediterranean) to the East (China) |
| Silk ROUTES | The Silk Road, was not just one road, it was many routes that connected Asia and Europe/Africa |
| What was spread along the Silk Road | Spices, furs, diseases, Buddhism |
| Religion | A particular system of belief, faith, and worship of a superhuman power or powers |
| Monotheism | Belief in one God (Christianity, Islam) |
| Polytheism | Belief in more than one/many gods (Hinduism) |
| Buddhism Three Universal Truths | Nothing is permanent so do not hold on to material possessions and you are constantly changing |
| Buddhism Four Noble Truths | Life is suffering caused by greed and to not suffer is to follow the middle path |
| Buddhism Eightfold Path | Compassion in actions and feelings, truthfulness, usefulness, helpfulness, mindfulness/meditation |
| Feudal System what | A system of land management by local lords who were granted land by a King in exchange for loyalty |
| Feudal System why | Helped to maintain political, social and economic order |
| Black Plague from | Ships brought it from Asia then entered through Italy and then spread to W. Europe |
| Black Plague impact | Killed one third of Europe, making more land to go around and people wealthier |
| Black Plague eventually funded | The Renaissance and Age of Exploration |
| Middle ages was between | Greatness of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance |
| Middle ages sucked because | Death from plague, technology was lost, and most people (peasants) we just trying to survive |
| Renaissance means | rebirth |
| Humanism | Emphasis on honoring God through glorifying humans and especially the human form |
| Vitruvian Man | Leonardo da Vinci's famous drawing of a male figure in two positions, arms and legs spread, perfectly within a circle and a square, showing the ideal human body proportions |
| The Scientific Revolution impact | Changed the way Europeans viewed the world, instead of only being what the bible said |
| The Scientific Revolution inventions | Scientific Method, Magnetic Compass, Mercator Projection, and Shipbuilding |
| Columbian Exchange good | Animals, food, population increase (less starving) |
| Columbian Exchange bad | Death/extinction, diseases, slaves, lack of diversity (monoculture) |
| Cartography | The study and practice of making/using analyzing maps. |
| Age of Exploration why | Europeans wanted more a new route to Asia, to spread Christianity, wealth and glory |
| Age of Exploration what | The found the Americas |
| Age of Exploration how | New technology from Scientific Revolution and drive for money and glory |
| Indigenous culture | life is fully based on their land resources and very connected with nature |
| Indigenous culture different | oral tradition and sharing cultures |
| European culture different | writing history down and conquering first |
| Subsistence | The action or fact of having what you need to survive |
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